Green is the new black, but not everyone's wearing it yet. In a new infographic, ICPNetworks offers tips for how to be tech savvy and green.

The IT delivery organization is already taking its own steps to go green  replacing light bulbs with motion-sensor fixtures aimed at saving more than 90 percent of the energy needed to power its former system.

"We were blown away by how much a simple change can make such a big difference," ICPNetworks said in a blog post, urging others to follow its lead.

According to the graphic, switching from a standard CRT monitor (aka a bulky, outdated machine that takes up half of your desk) to an LCD version can mean up to 70 percent in energy savings. Office equipment as a whole accounts for up to 20 percent of total energy output, and counts as the fastest-growing area of energy usage.

Even massive organizations can do their part: ICPNetworks pointed out that if Google simply changed its background from white to black, it could save 750 Megawatt-hour per year. Google did actually do that, but only for one day back in 2007.

Don't think you can't make a difference, though. By turning off your computer while not in use, you can save between $115 and $160 in electricity annually, not to mention keep 1,500 pounds of CO2 from polluting the atmosphere.

"If 8,000 computer users activated sleep mode on a regular basis," the graphic said, "there would be a total savings of 1.6 million kWh per year." According to ICPNetworks, that equals blocking the annual emissions of 160 cars, or better yet, planting 367 acres of trees.

Computer maker and industry giant Apple is already taking steps toward reducing its environmental footprint, claiming that its iPhones and iPads generate 20 to 40 times less CO2e emissions per hours than a 60-Watt incandescent light bulb.

Stephanie began as a PCMag reporter in May 2012. She moved to New York City from Frederick, Md., where she worked for four years as a multimedia reporter at the second-largest daily newspaper in Maryland. She interned at Baltimore magazine and graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (in the town of Indiana, in the state of Pennsylvania) with a degree in journalism and mass communications.
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